Overview
In a time of national crisis, art becomes a powerful tool for healing and unity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- absurd
- depressing
- sardonic
- serious film discussion
- political cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a formally bold, politically charged work whose absurdist approach turns artistic nationalism and post-crisis identity into provocative drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The musician's commission to create a national anthem becomes an absurd encounter between artistic labor and state pressure.
Y is tasked with composing a new anthem as a symbolic response to a national crisis.
Y and Yasmin offer their artistic talents to their nation after the October 7 attacks.
Lapid's politically charged premise and absurdist register frame contemporary life as deliberately strange and performative.
Films like Yes, and why
The Death of Stalin
satirical political absurdism, artistic protagonists, and uneasy national identity
The Square
stylized social critique, dark comedy, and protagonists caught in oppressive institutions
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
artist-centered drama, political disillusionment, and bleakly comic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Nadav Lapid
- Release Date
- 2025-09-17
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (25)
Cast
- Ariel Bronz
- Efrat Dor
- Naama Preis
- Aleksey Serebryakov
- Sharon Alexander
- Pablo Pillaud-Vivien
- Idit Teperson
- Shira Shaish
- Meir Fenigstein
- Amit Narovliansky
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Kino Film Collection
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yes about?
- A jazz musician and his dancer wife confront the absurd demands of national service when artistic talent is recruited to create a new anthem after catastrophe.
- What is Yes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yes as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Yes violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Yes.
- What did critics think of Yes?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a formally bold, politically charged work whose absurdist approach turns artistic nationalism and post-crisis identity into provocative drama.
- Which films are like Yes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Death of Stalin, The Square, and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
- How long is Yes?
- Yes runs 152 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yes?
- In United States, Yes streams on Kino Film Collection.
